Civil Code (Cap. 16)
Civil Code (Cap. 16), article 292A
292A. (1)The person giving notice of the birth shall also deliver
a declaration by the parents of the child indicating the surnam e to
be used by the child in terms of the choice made by virtue of s ub-
articles (3) or (4) of article 4 , or of article 4A, or of artic le 92, and
such surname shall be registered in the column under the headin g
"Name or names by which the child is to be called and Surname" in
the Act of Birth immediately after such name or names.
(2) Where no such declaration is made in the case of a child
conceived and born out of wedlock or where the parents are in
disagreement, any of the parents may request the directions of the
competent court in terms of article 131.
112 [CAP. 16. CIVIL CODE
Sub-title III
OF ACTS OF MARRIAGE
Particulars of act of
marriage.
Amended by:
XXXI.1965.8;
XXXVII.1975.23;
XXII.1976.3;
XXX.1995.3;
XIII.2007.13;
L.N. 426 of 2012;
XXIII.2017.63;
LXV .2020.25.
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